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Olivia

Manager, Global PR

Publicly-Owned Footwear Company

California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo
N/A

https://www.linkedin.com/in/olivianelson3232/

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Olivia has over five years of experience in consumer, corporate, and internal communications across industries including business technology, consumer goods, and sustainability.
Apparel, Beauty, Retail & Fashion
Communication and Marketing
Creative Writing, Journalism
Greek Life Member

Q1Career path

Marketing Communications

Corporate Communications

Public Relations

1:43

"those internships were really informative experiences that ultimately really changed my post-grad trajectory"

Q2Main responsibilities

Public Relations

Communications

Media Relations

1:04

"Internally PR kind of acts as a connective tissue between teams, like brand marketing, social media, legal product."

Q3Day in the life

Meeting Coordination

Writing

Communication

1:08

"Every day I can count on doing a good amount of writing. Writing is a really big part of my job, so whether I'm writing a press release, writing an executive brief, helping write media responses, I'm almost always doing some sort of writing, which I love."

Q4Most important skills - role

Journalism

Public Relations

Media Relations

1:21

"PR gets a little bit of a bad rap for spin, and I can tell you that in my experiences like that hasn't been the case."

Q5Favorite parts - role

Communication

Creativity

Teamwork

1:02

"I did wanna write, but I wanted to do writing that allowed me to be a little more creative. And PR has given me so much opportunity to do that."

Q7Favorite parts - industry

Marketing

Public Relations

Consumer Goods

1:11

"More broadly speaking, what I've loved about being in consumer goods is you get to touch and feel the product."

Q8Who thrives in industry

Stylish

Creative

Extroverted

0:57

"The people are just so expressive, so creative, so outgoing. They're stylish, they're interesting."

Q9Wish known before - industry

Retail Industry

Public Relations

Volatile Industries

0:53

"to ride the highs, keep a level head during the lows, and trust that everything comes back around"

Q10Entry-level positions

Entry-Level Jobs

Public Relations

Career Paths

1:49

"I think there are two main paths that a new grad might consider...The first is agency...the second is to go in-house."

Q11Significant lesson - career

Job Search

Career Development

Career Exploration

1:22

"The number one piece of advice that I was given and a piece of advice that I pass along to other people is to know your non-negotiables."

Q12College ideas for success

Networking

Internships

Career Trajectory

1:04

"Internships totally changed my post-grad trajectory. So if you have the opportunity to, I really recommend doing it."

Q13How identity impacted career

Mentorship

Networking

Overcoming Challenges

1:13

"I've managed to find female mentors and they can really just coach you up, give you advice, or give you a pep talk when you need it."